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RAILWAY CROSSING'.

No. 337,253. Patented Mar. 2, 18.86.

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in railway-crossings of that class wherein two the rails becomegranulated and brittle, and

Vin the flange-space at the point of break in the .crossing havingimproved means whereby the .vide, in connection with the crossing, meansin described, and as specifically pointed out drawings, whereincompleteapparatus. f ,sectional view of the crossing. Fig. 4 is detached viewsof the plugs and mechanism in (detail, and Fig. 5 is a top plan view ofthe Unire Sintes MARTIN A. DILLEY, OF VASEPI, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-CROSSlNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters` Patent No. 337.253. dated March2. 1886.

Application filed November ifi, 1885.A

To all whom t may concern.- A

Beit known that I, MARTIN A. DILLEY, a

siding at Vasepi, in the county of St. Joseph, in the State of Michigan,have invented a new and useful Railway-Crossing, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements lines of rails cross eachother at about right angles. In crossings of this character it isnecessary to provide ways at ythe points of intersection of the railsfor the passage of the flanges of the wheels, the rails being broken atthese points, leaving openings wide enough to cause a heavy jar on theends of the rails and foundation, and to have a damagingv effect on theengine and cars. The ends of the damage to the cars is often immediateand apparent, and always certain in time. I seek to overcome theseeiiects by interposing rails a plug, which iills the space, and whichmay be vertically reciprocated to set with the top of the rails or todrop below and leave the space open, the object being to provide atraversed line of road shall for the time being be made continuous;second, to provide means for operating the movable sections or parts ofthe crossing with certainty; and, third, to profor giving visualnotification to the approaching train of the condition of the crossing.

My invention therefore consistsin the novel construction and combinationof parts, as herein the claims made hereto, as required by the statute.

I attain the objects of my invention by the mechanisml illustrated inthe accompanying Figure lis a plan view of the crossing with theshifting'mechanism, a part of the latter being broken off. Fig. 2is aside view of the Fig. 3 is a longitudinal shifting or hand levers andconnections.

Serial No. 182,856. (No model.)

In the drawings like parts are identitied by like letters of reference.

The letter A designates the foundation-frame of the crossing. Thisconsists of substantial timbers laid at right angles and securedtogether to present a plane top face. gle of the frame is cnt out toform seats a, for

Each anthe plug-frames to rest in, as hereinafter detunity forarrangement of the mechanism ofA the plugs.

The letters B designate the rails; the letters B the fixed crossing,laid between the intersecting rails of the lines of road, and theletters B2 designate the wing-rails of vthe crossing. All of these areof ordinary construction, and laid and secured as usual.` In the centerpieces or plates, b, in the spaces between the terminals of theline-rails and the terminals of the line parts of the wing-rails, areformed apertures b,throughwhich the plugs are passed and in which theymove.

The letters C designate the plug-frames, adapted to be disposed in theseats a of the frame. rectangular construction, and consisting of abottom piece, c, to which are secured the side pieces, c', having thetop c2 rmly xed thereon. This top piece, preferably, is extended toproject over the side pieces and fasten on the foundation-timbers of theframe. Forming a part of the top, or secured thereto, is a block, c3, ofsuch thickness as to reach down on the slides of the plugs, and of suchwidth as to leave a space Aon each side between the sides of the frame,for the bell-crank levers to operate. Through the top piece and blockare formed two vertically-arranged holes or ways, c, in which are placedtwo plugs, c5 c, the upper ends of which are arranged in the apertures bin the iiange-spaces in the crossing. On each side of the block cs ispivoted I have shown these plug-framesof a bell-crank lever, el, one armof which has a pivot projected through a slot, c, in the block and intothe stem of the plug, and the other arm, el", is detachably connected tothe slide, so that as the slide is drawn to raise the plug thecrank-lever will follow it by the connection to the plug, and when theslide is pushed back the lug on the side of the slide wil run in theslot of the arm of the lever and push it back, thus assuring thepositive movement ofthe plugs.

Theletters cldesignate the slides which op crate the plugs. These slidesare horizontally arranged in the bottom of the plug-frames, and consistof a fiat bar having fixed or formed thereon a step or plugseat, c, madewith an inclined forward end, c, whereby when the plug is seated on theforward portion of the bar and the slide is drawn to raise the plug itwill ride up the incline and be easily lifted. To limit the forwardmovement of the slides, a stop-bar, c, is projected across the plugframeover the forward portion of the slides,4 as shown, and the foot of theinclines abut against this bar.

`The letters D designate cross-bars secured at the intersections ofthetimbers of the foundation, and having at their intersection afixedpivot, upon which arejournaled two disks, d d, arranged one above theother; and to the outer part of these disks are attached one end of therods d2, the other ends being attached lo the slides under the plugs. Toeach disk is fixed a lever-arm, da d, to which are connected theshifting-rods d5 d6, the other ends thereof being connected to therespective hand-levers. In the rods d5 and d6 are takeups, substantiallyas shown, to adjust them, and permit contraction and expansion withoutdetriment. At a suitable and convenient place, in any way secured, is a`lever-frame, E, having pivoted therein hand-levers er e', provided withsliding pawls or other proper means for holding them in a set position.Between the sides of the frame is mounted a bench, e, upon which ispivoted a lockingplate, e3, which is kept in a normal position by aspring, e4, and returned to such position when turned to either side andreleased. lIhis locking-plate is of such width that it will admit one ofthe hand-levers to slide between its edge and the-inner face of theframe, but not both levers at the same time, and is so arranged thatwhen one lever is thrown back the free end of the locking-plate iscrowded over to the other side of the frame, and the end sets againstthe edge of the hand-lever, and locks it in that position againstmanipulation until the other hand-lever is thrown forward and thelocking-plate is sprung from contact with the lockedhand-lever. rlhisarrangement prevents the watchman or tender from throwing bothhand-levers at once, and

Valso prevents him from throwing the normally-disposed hand -lever whenthe other is thrown back.

The letter F designates a si gnal-standard,

the top of which is pivotally secured a signalfoundation are the slidingbars fT f8, having` connecting-bars f9f1", running to the handlevers.Each of these sliding bars has a hole, f, into which the ends of therods suspended from the signallever project, lrespectively,

and lock the slide, and consequently the handlever and apparatus,until-the signal is turned and the rod is withdrawn from the slide.

The signal-lever is set and held in any of the` desired positions bymeans of a pin which `is passed through a hole inthe arm of the levert`and into the frame on which` the leveris aty.

tached, substantially as shown.

The operation is as follows: The normal :po-`

sition of the apparatus is with the hand-1e-` j vers projected withtheir hand ends inthe,

direction of the crossing. faces of the plugs in thespaces of thecross-A ing below the top faces of the rails, and the j This leavesthetop spaces open in both directions, free for ,"wildf` cat7 orunannounced trains.

right or left hand-in the arrangement ofthe Now, in casea` trainapproaches the crossing from either the i.

` Ico plan shown in Fig. l, then the handlever operating the plugs inthe vproper spaces is, thrown back, operating the disk and drawing i theslides `under the plugs, raises them into` the spaces, and makes therail as even as As trains must await the signal at crossings of roads atgrade, i so here, and after drawing the hand-lever and though integrallycontinuous.

forcing the plugs in position, the watchman or tender throws thesignal-lever until thev signal displays the proper notice for the train`to proceed. After this train has `passed over,

the signalis returnedto position and, the le-` ver thrown back to thenormal position. To operate the other line orplugs is but a dupli-`cation of action, it being borne in mind that IIO different signals arefixed upon to signal trains.;

on the different tracks. c j

`It will be noticed that when the plugs are lifted into position, andthe signal disposed to indicate the fact, one of the bars of thesignal-lever is projected through the holeinf.

the slidingbar at the base of the signal-standard, as shown in Fig. 2,and locks, the hand-` lever in the thrown position until the signal;`

is changed and the depending bar lifte'd up i from its seat inthesliding bar. It will further j be seen that the floor of theplug-frame is horizontal, and that the slides therein are laid di-irectly on the door and have direct contact with the ends of the plugs,and these, being; fitted to the apertures through which theyn move, aresustainedin vertical positionthereby, their projecting parts beingsustained in the direction of the force by the vertical ends of therails, and they have at all times a solid foundation.

The mechanism is positive in its action, and so simple in constructionthat it cannot well fail to do just what it is purposed for. The plugsmay be rounded, but it is evident that if made to t the shape of thespace between the rails they are the better.

I am aware that a railway-crossing has beenI made whereinvertically-arranged plugs are placed in the flange-spaces of the tracksand raised by a cam-lever mounted on ashaft, one end of said cam-leverengaging with a shoulder on the plug to raise and lower it, and theother end of the cam-lever operating to slide a plaue-supporting blockunder and from under the plug.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination, with a foundation of a railway-crossing and a fixedcrossing arranged thereon, having apertures between the adjacent ends ofthe line-rails and the wing-rails, of plugs movably disposed in saidapertures, slides arranged under said plugs, formed with sections ofdifferent heights with an incline between them, and means,substantiallyas described, for reciprocating the slides, whereby theplugs are raised and lowered, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a foundation of a railway-crossing and a fixedcrossing arranged thereon, of frames seated in the angles of the'crossing roads, plugs vertically arranged in ways formed in the framesand adapted to slide in the spaces between the crossing-rails, slideshaving sections of different heights with an incline between them, andmeans, substantially as described, for reciprocating the slides, wherebythe plugs are raised and lowered, substantially as specied.

3. The combination,with the foundation of a railwaycrossing and a fixedcrossing arranged thereon, of frames seated under the angles of thecrossingroads, plugs vertically arranged in ways formed in the framesand adapted to slide in the spaces between the crossing-rails, slideshaving sections of different heights with an incline between them,means, substantially as described, for reciprocating the slides, and abell-crank lever pivoted to the frame and having one arm connected tothe plug and the other arm to the slide, whereby the plugs are raisedand lowered, substantially as described.

4. In combination, the foundation-frame having seats formed at theintersection of the timbers, the fixed crossing secured thereon,

plug-frames arranged in the seats in the foundation, slides arrangedhorizontally in the' frames and formed with a higher and a lower sectionor seats, plugs vertically disposed in ways in said frames and in thespaces between the line-rails and the wing-rails, a bell-crank leverpivotally attached to the frames and having one arm connected to theplug and the other arm detachably connected to the slide, diskspivotally supported in the center of the crossing and having rodsconnected to the slides, levers and rods connected to said disks, andhand-levers to rotate the disks, substantially as described, and for thepurpose stated.

5. The combination, with a railway-crossing having vertically-movingplugs between the spaces ofthe linerails and the wing-rails, andmechanism for raising and lowering the plugs, of hand-levers connectedto the shifting mechanism, and a locking-plate pivoted between thehand-levers and arranged to lock the undrawn hand-lever in normalposition when the other hand-lever is drawn back, substantially asdescribed. I

6. The combination,with the crossing mechanism, substantially asdescribed, the hand5 levers, the signal, and the signal-leverrprovidedwith depending rods, of the sliding bars at the base of thesignalstandard, having perforations to receive the ends of the suspendedbars, whereby the apparatus is locked in position when either set ofplugs is lifted, substantially as described, and for the purpose stated.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoattesting witnesses.

MARTIN A. DILLEY.

Attest:

DAVID M. BATEMAN, JAMEs P. TAYLOR.

